Word of the Day for Wednesday, April 27, 2011
jamboree \JAM-buh-ree\, noun:
1. A carousal; any noisy merrymaking.
2. A large gathering, as of a political party or the teams of a sporting league, often including a program of speeches and entertainment.
3. A large gathering of members of the Boy Scouts or Girl Scouts, usually nationwide or international in scope
The B.O.'s toadies will be holding a jamboree celebrating the "proof positive" that he was born in Hawaii; now, let's get on with him trying to explain why he's so hellbent on turning the U.S. into just another socialist Euro-trash country!
--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog
Several thoughtful riflemen had foregone the shooting jamboree to place themselves as cover guards for the MG.-- James Jones , The thin red line
Well, the great jamboree was over at last, not only the jamboree of the two Armistice Days (and really, we could have celebrated a dozen), but of the past several years. -- Charles Jackson , The sunnier side: Arcadian tales
Jamboree is an American invention, an apparent blend of jabber and shivaree.
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